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Bitcoin And Ethereum Adoption Gets A Boost From Schwab Launch
newsbtc17h ago

Bitcoin And Ethereum Adoption Gets A Boost From Schwab Launch

Adoption of Bitcoin and Ethereum is poised to take a significant step forward as Charles Schwab introduces direct trading for both assets on its platform. As one of the largest financial institutions in the world, managing trillions in client assets, Schwab’s entry into the crypto space represents a major bridge between traditional finance and digital assets. What Schwab’s Move Means For Bitcoin And Ethereum Liquidity A $12 trillion asset, Charles Schwab, is preparing to launch direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for users. Crypto commentator Leolanza revealed on X that the development highlights a broader trend that traditional financial platforms are making it easier for everyday investors to buy crypto through the same systems they already use for stocks and ETFs. Related Reading: Markets On Edge: $16.4B In Bitcoin And Ethereum Options Expire Set To Today By enabling crypto trading directly within a familiar brokerage platform, Schwab is reducing friction and expanding access for more capital to flow into both BTC and ETH. The intersection between quantum computing and crypto is drawing closer, as a new blockchain has been launched specifically to resist quantum attacks. Crypto trader MANDO CT has noted that while this may sound futuristic, the risk being addressed is increasingly viewed as legitimate within the industry. Today, leading networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum rely on encryption that is highly secure under current technological limits, but could be vulnerable in the future if a significant breakthrough in quantum computing advancements occurs. While the risk still feels distant to most investors, the groundwork to address it is already being laid. Mando CT pointed out that narratives in crypto rarely wait for full clarity until the risk becomes obvious. Instead, they tend to build gradually before reaching a tipping point. Similar to how Artificial Intelligence evolved from early signals into a dominant global trend, quantum-resistant technology could follow the same trajectory. Transforming Blockchain Into A Developer Ecosystem The evolution of blockchain technology is the progression of ideas built upon the foundations laid by Bitcoin. Analyst Dave highlighted that BTC introduced the world to a decentralized, censorship-resistant digital money that operates outside traditional financial systems. It established the core principles of sound money and financial sovereignty. Related Reading: Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Are Struggling Again, And Here’s What’s Behind It Building on that foundation, ETH learned from BTC by adding smart contracts, enabling developers to create platforms for decentralized applications and unlocking new possibilities in programmable finance and digital assets. Cardano took these ideas further by focusing on a rigorous research-driven approach and scalability, and combining BTC’s security with ETH’s flexibility. Dave highlights its focus on sustainability, decentralized ecosystem governance by its community, scarcity, and reliability. However, a solid foundation with integrated upgradeability is not just for enterprises, but is capable of government adoption. Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview.com

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Mirasol Resources (CVE:MRZ) Insider Glenn Pountney Acquires 25,000 Shares of Stock
themarketsdaily17h ago

Mirasol Resources (CVE:MRZ) Insider Glenn Pountney Acquires 25,000 Shares of Stock

Mirasol Resources Ltd. (CVE:MRZ – Get Free Report) insider Glenn Pountney acquired 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$0.48 per share, with a total value of C$12,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 14,806,500 shares [...]

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Kinross Gold (TSE:K) Insider Sells C$631,656.00 in Stock
watchlistnews17h ago

Kinross Gold (TSE:K) Insider Sells C$631,656.00 in Stock

Kinross Gold Co. (TSE:K – Get Free Report) (NYSE:KGC) insider Afjal Hashim sold 16,980 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$37.20, for a total value of C$631,656.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 28,306 shares in [...]

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Jim Cramer’s 14 Stock Calls, Including Exxon, Lockheed and Upcoming CPI Data
insidermonkey17h ago

Jim Cramer’s 14 Stock Calls, Including Exxon, Lockheed and Upcoming CPI Data

In this article, we will look at Jim Cramer’s latest stock calls and his coverage of upcoming economic data. On Thursday, the host of Mad Money discussed what investors should keep an eye on in the coming week and pointed to tensions in the Middle East, various earnings reports, and several important economic reports. Now, [...]

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primanews19h ago

Black Market Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate Today, Thursday, April 2nd 2026

The Dollar to Naira black market exchange rate recorded a slight adjustment on Thursday, April 2nd 2026, as trading activity across Nigeria’s parallel foreign exchange market reflected modest changes in demand and supply dynamics. As of today, black market operators are buying the United States Dollar at ₦1,385 and selling at ₦1,395, reflecting a ₦10 [...]

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In the middle of a fossil fuel crisis, it’s time to shout the clean energy message loud and clear | Zoe Daniel
theguardian20h ago

In the middle of a fossil fuel crisis, it’s time to shout the clean energy message loud and clear | Zoe Daniel

The case for renewables is clear. Every extra EV on an Australian road is litres of petrol saved, every home battery means less gas used and a more resilient electricity grid Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dear clean energy industry, this is your moment. Cease your frowning at the roadblocks that have been put in your way. Continue reading...

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'We Were Forced to Change': Sony CEO Outlines Shift to Entertainment, and Says PS5 Must Be the Best Place to Play
pushsquare20h ago

'We Were Forced to Change': Sony CEO Outlines Shift to Entertainment, and Says PS5 Must Be the Best Place to Play

He's not a big gamer, though. In a rare English language interview with Bloomberg , Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has talked about his company’s transition from consumer electronics to entertainment. The Japanese giant is best known for its background making products like televisions and CD players, but recently it spun off its Bravia business as part of a historic move, launching a new joint venture with Chinese manufacturer TCL. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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A new study reveals why chatbots can drive even smart, sane people crazy
theblaze20h ago

A new study reveals why chatbots can drive even smart, sane people crazy

Perhaps the most interesting slice of drama swirling in what we’re told is the imminent AI remake of human life pertains to the persistent theme of its engineers tinkering with the “balance of truth.” A recently released academic study from the MIT Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences — entitled “Sycophantic Chatbots Cause Delusional Spiraling, Even in Ideal Bayesians” — presents yet another example. It’s a real treat for those who have observed this struggle among the engineers to “align” their silicon machines. From the abstract we read: "'AI psychosis' or ‘delusional spiraling’ is an emerging phenomenon where AI chatbot users find themselves dangerously confident in outlandish beliefs after extended chatbot conversations.” The question posed by the MIT study is: Can it be any other way? The study, which arrives in the wake of others citing LLM pitfalls and failures, takes two approaches: testing with an ideally rational or “Bayesian” human interlocutor and simply warning the human user that the LLM model he or she is engaging with is sycophantic — unreliable and prone to agree with you because your engagement is its reward system. Slippery slope Both tests produced unfortunate outcomes. “Even an idealized Bayes-rational user,” according to the MIT study, “is vulnerable to delusional spiraling," caused at least in part by AI sycophancy; "this effect persists in the face of two candidate mitigations: preventing chatbots from hallucinating false claims, and informing users of the possibility of model sycophancy.” Too much truth, in other words, and suddenly chatbot users are launched into the psycho-sphere — researching red heifers, Jekyll Island, the feasibility of the 1960s moon landing, and innumerable other topics that tend to open up yet more curious questions and tend to incline investigators away from participating in aspirational lifestyles, accruing money, or voting for one of the two “major” parties. Too little truth, however, and innovation, curiosity, and even mere engagement are restricted. In our painful submersion into the deep AI waters where society has no helmsman, the engineering of code away from truth appears to cause genuine psychosis. To put it simply: The engagement with these machines, however many hundreds of billions are dumped into their creation, can easily lead us humans into confusion and suffering. RELATED: 10 years ago, hundreds of millions played a new video game. It was secretly built to harvest their data. JianGang Wang/Getty Images The question posed by the MIT study is: C an it be any other way? The trust gap The answer puts the character of Western civilization at stake. The notion of engineering our way to truth would be surprising to all philosophical and theological thinkers since at least Plato. And for some time, the mental health issues around AI usage have been obvious not only to some philosophers but to other tech outsiders such as doctors, artists, and laymen of all sorts. Here’s professor of neuroscience Michael Halassa on his Substack last year: “The pattern is becoming clearer, and it's troubling. People spend hours, often late into the night, in dialogue with a system that never challenges them, never disagrees, never says 'let me think about that differently.'" From the engineering, coding, AI builder point of view, part of the problem isn’t just steering toward truth; it’s controlling outcomes. It’s a litigious world. People are already very unstable — not just in America, but maybe especially in America, where we’re seeing our economy, infrastructure, and social fabric tear asunder as elites insist we need not worry because the line of progress still goes up. No, it’s not merely litigation, nor is it purely control that the makers of AI are so concerned with — they’re set on seeing a very particular set of outcomes, part of which necessarily adhere to their specific worldview. It’s a largely secular one, meant to usher in a global and post-traditional economy, privileging a hollow, New Age-y spirituality. The pressure to trust them is immense — not just when they tell us our civilization must and will be refounded and reworked by AI, but when they tell us that just happens to mean they’re the only ones qualified to be in charge. Black mirror It's all a bit suspicious given that, in a deep sense, we have all been here long before. Another powerful and mysterious device that seems characteristically to show us too much and too little of the truth about ourselves is the mirror. Put a hall of mirrors together, and the result is all too familiar: confusion and delusion. Historically, experts at manipulating shifting and unreliable reflections of ourselves have been ascribed near-magical powers. Not until recently has the promise of building the ultimate mirror been hyped as building a whole new god. Recursion, the hard-to-understand process of machine self-improvement, is the culprit. Much of the “spiral” in AI delusion comes down, say researchers, to the recursive agreeability encoded into LLM answers. Last year, prior to scientific confirmation, the New York Times published a story on the delusional spiral effect, relating an instance in which a man spent 300+ hours with ChatGPT chatting about the man’s mathematics insights. The LLM had him convinced that the insights were groundbreaking. They weren’t. The man wound up fracturing his life and seeking psychiatric care. Juxtapose this with French X poster Denis Tremblay, who likewise spent a great deal of time discussing some “completely original math concepts” with a couple of LLMs. He did so not to confirm his inventive mathematics but to determine “with critical distance” that the machine would work toward truth with rigor concomitant to that of its human interlocutor. He’s still on X, posting valuable, balanced ideas in imperfect English — his third or fourth language — not suicidal, and not in any need of psychiatric help.

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